"The general came back so late today. It seems... things are going quite smoothly."
In Shangyong City, Xincheng County, Deng Xian had just returned to the study room of his mansion when he heard a voice coming from the corner.
The hand holding his sword immediately stopped in place.
But just a moment later, he continued to hang the sword on the wall, without any sign of surprise.
Even after hanging the sword on the wall, he slowly walked to the corner. Looking at the back of the young man who was looking at the bamboo slips with his back turned, Deng Xian sneered.
"Lai You, you really can keep your composure!
Then Mengda was not persuaded by you and others..."
"We never intended to persuade General Meng Da from the beginning to the end." With these words, Lai You also closed the bamboo slips, then slowly turned around and looked at Deng Xian in front of him.
He also had a smile on his face, but his smile was much kinder.
Seeing Deng Xian's silent expression, Lai You did not stop speaking. On the contrary, he directly found a place to sit down calmly.
"General Deng Xian was also a famous general in Shu. When Meng Da betrayed His Majesty, all his family members and heirs stayed in Chengdu, and the general followed Meng Da into Shangyong.
Originally, we all thought that Mengda would leave everything he had to you, his nephew, in a hundred years.
But... now it seems that Mengda has never thought of it this way.
Your Majesty is merciful. Although Meng Da rebelled, it did not harm his heirs. His son Meng Xing still has enough food and clothing in Chengdu, and my Majesty has no intention of killing him.
He was even allowed to join the army. A son is a son and a father is a father. This is what my Majesty wants.
But I never expected that this would actually affect General Deng.
Now Meng Xing is still alive and well, but the general's status is embarrassing.
You had told the general before that if something happened to Meng Da, the general would not be trusted by him, and he would not tell the general what he planned.
This is because he has never regarded General Deng as one of his own in his heart.
The general didn't believe it before... So today, Yi Ji has convinced Meng Da, Shen Yi and Meng Da are about to go to war, and my Majesty is about to send troops from Hanzhong.
These things...Did Meng Da tell the general something?
If Youyou hadn't informed the general in advance, I'm afraid, General Deng, you might not even know what Meng Da meant by asking you to step up the deployment of city defenses, right? "
"..."
Deng Xian, who was still a bit cold at first, became more and more gloomy following Lai You's words.
"Are you telling the truth? This is just a side of you..."
"What you said is true or false, couldn't General Deng really tell it?
Now Shangyong has imposed martial law, but the situation in Jingzhou is very good. Shangyong is backed by Nanyang and is not connected to other places. What is he doing under martial law?
Are you worried that Cao Pi will turn against him and kill him with one blow?
And who is he wary of... General Deng, you arranged the city defense by yourself, can't you really tell? "
Lai You's words hit his chest like a sledgehammer, reminding Deng Xian of the changes in Meng Da during this period, and also reminded him of his obedient compliments to Meng Da during this period.
But Meng Da was always lukewarm towards him.
And...the son who seems to live in his mouth forever!
Deng Xian is also a human being, and he is also a person with ambition but little ability.
It's a pity that he doesn't think so.
He still thought that after Meng Da died, he could take over everything Meng Da had, but with Lai You's words, the thoughts in his heart were completely torn apart.
If Meng Xing is still alive, Meng Da will not really regard himself as one of his own. Even if Deng Xian wants to be Meng Da's son, I'm afraid Meng Da has no intention of doing so!
And Lai You...
"Then what you said before is really feasible?"
"Even if you don't believe the conditions you told you, don't you still believe Shen Yi?" Lai You sneered directly at Deng Xian at this time, "Don't think that you really know nothing here. .
Did Shen Yi also look for you?
It seems that his and You's purposes are the same. As long as the general is willing to help at the critical moment, then... he can definitely let the general replace Na Mengda.
By then everything the general wants will fall into the hands of the general.
As for whether General Deng Xian wants to take Shangyong County back to His Majesty, or continue to stay in Cao Wei, it is the general's choice.
Anyway...we will never mistreat those who have made meritorious deeds! "
"....If a certain family really helped you kill Mengda, but refused to surrender to you, wouldn't you have made wedding clothes for others?"
"General Deng was joking. Originally, we couldn't attack this Shangyong, and even if that were true, we wouldn't be at a loss.
Meng Da not only killed General Guan, but also framed General Liu Feng, and... back then he attacked Shangyong without orders, and actually killed Kuai Qi and his wife in order to attack.
You know, Kuai Qi's wife is my prime minister's sister, and the prime minister had already tried to persuade Kuai Qi to surrender.
It was Na Mengda who wanted to fight for power, which ruined my Majesty's important affairs, and caused Jingzhou's soldiers and horses to enter Shangyong, which led to changes in Jingzhou and Hanzhong.
My prime minister and my majesty still remember this grudge! "
Lai You's words dispelled Deng Xian's last hesitation, and Lai You looked at Deng Xian who nodded slowly and remained silent, with a smile on his face.
Shangyong... is going to be in chaos!
In November of the second year of Zhangwu, Shen Yi, the governor of Weixing County among the three Shangyong counties, suddenly produced evidence of Meng Da's collusion with Jiang Dong and sent a letter to Cao Pi. Meng Da was actually in the correspondence with Jiang Dong.
He admitted that there was something ulterior between himself and Cao Zhi.
For the sake of the foundation of the Wei Dynasty, Shen Yi immediately led his troops to raid Shangyong without waiting for the general's order to arrive, and went straight to Xincheng County.
Shen Yi represents the Shen family and has been established in Shangyong County for many years. Her deep-rooted strength is far beyond what Meng Da can match.
After Shen Yi's charge, there was almost no resistance wherever he went.
But at the gate of Shangyong City, he was still blocked by Meng Da, who had been prepared for a long time. The battle started immediately. The war in Jingzhou was raging, and Shangyong also started to fight each other.
No one noticed that just when Na Shenyi led his troops to kill Meng Da... Hanzhong on the other side also raised a flag.
"According to your majesty's order, all the officers and soldiers will follow me... to fight Shangyong!"
With a loud shout, a large flag with the word "Wei" appeared near Anyang.
At the same time, a news spread among the Di people in Wudu and Yinping counties.
"Tell that thief Qiang that I, Ma Mengqi, have come to take revenge!"
